Undomestic Goddess

So here is another fun & frothy read from Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella. Samantha Sweeting is on the fast track to partnership at a prestigious London law firm when she makes a horrible mistake, a mistake that could cost her everything. So she walks out the door, hops on a train going anywhere, and winds up in a lovely little town in the Cotswolds. Knocking on the door of a private home in hopes of getting a glass of water, she meets Trish Geiger, who thinks she's come to apply for the housekeeper position. Samantha is so distraught and confused that she doesn't dispute the idea, and soon finds herself in a blue maids uniform in a kitchen full of state-of-the-art equipment - none of which she knows how to use.

The Geigers are rich but not that smart, and the handsome gardener, Nathaniel, has a mother who's willing to teach Samantha how to cook and clean. So begins Samantha's new life, one she comes to appreciate and even like - until she realizes that maybe she didn't make a big mistake after all, maybe someone at the law firm used her for his own nefarious purposes.

As with all of Kinsella's novels that I've read, the characters are great - I can totally see Trish and Eddie Geiger, and Samantha and Nathaniel are extremely likeable. Yes, there's a bit of farce to it, but it's fun and entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Undomestic Goddess